Tag Archives: Sudamérica Rugby

Record-setting win for Brazil over Paraguay

Brazil routed Paraguay by a score of 57-6 at the Estádio do Pacaembu in São Paulo on Friday evening. The 51-point difference is a record margin of victory for Os Tupis over the Yacarés, eclipsing the previous mark of 51-14 in 2011. Seven different players crossed for eight tries in …

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Match Preview – Uruguay vs Chile

There are Club Finals in the Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro 12 this weekend. There are also the Top 14 Semi Finals. The most meaningful match though is to be in Montevideo, Uruguay. Los Teros have home advantage against Chile in a winner-takes-all Rugby World Cup qualifier. After Saturday’s match …

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Match Preview – Brazil vs Paraguay

Os Tupis will look for their first win of the South American ‘A’ Championship in their last fixture of the competition against Paraguay in São Paulo. The match will now be played on Friday evening after originally being planned for Saturday, and will no longer hold any relevance to Rugby …

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Americas Rankings – May 21 2017

Test match rugby this weekend saw changes in the Americas Rankings. Gains were made by Chile and Turks & Caicos Islands. Of the two the former made a slight gain while the later completed an impressive rise in rankings. Chile’s home victory against Paraguay sees Los Cóndores gaining 0.26 points. This …

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Match Preview – Uruguay vs Brazil

Uruguay are taking no chances for their South American ‘A’ Championship match against Brazil on Saturday. With the Championship doubling as a World Cup Qualifier the stakes are high and Los Teros have opted for their strongest available lineup to face the Tupis, making four changes to the team that defeated …

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Match Preview – Chile vs Paraguay

Los Cóndores will look to continue their winning ways when they host Paraguay at the Estadio Municipal de La Pintana in Santiago on Saturday. They earned redemption for their Americas Rugby Championship loss with a 15-10 win over Brazil in the opening match of the South American ‘A’ Championship last …

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Team of the Week

International rugby returned on the weekend with the South American ‘A’ and Rugby Americas North Championships both in full swing. Standouts from each of those games made it into the team, while there was also room for a couple European pros after the Champions Cup final and French knock-out matches. …

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Honduras Join Sudamérica Rugby

The Federacion Hondureña de Rugby has been accepted as the latest member of Sudamérica Rugby. The Central American Republic has gained associate member status and means that all of Central America is now formally a part of Sudamérica Rugby. Heading the campaign has been President Hector Godoy. His dedication over the past …

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